Mr. Wilson said:
Allow me to say:
You are mistaken.
I won't go into details, but guaranteed....there is no such thing as a perfect crime.
There are more forensics tools available to find out who you are than there are for you to avoid being found.
see, the stakes are different for me. You sneak in and post on a board...if I catch you....the consequences could outweigh the fun you had.
Trust though, if someone is causing trouble, I have several tools at my disposal. You may figure out how to pop back in once in a while but I can and will know who you are in short order.
Ask FL how successful I am.
Hooray Mr. Wilson! With all due respect, I believe you should handle
this matter just as if it is your life which is being threatened. I
doubt you'd hold back under those circumstances, and I believe your
members deserve the same protection you'd give yourself. Please
follow up with the tools available, and unmask CharlieL. I cannot
imagine a reason why you would assist in keeping his identity
secret - like JAM pointed out - what's to prevent him from resurfacing
under a different username, like others have, and further terrorizing
your forum - he needs to be unmasked and incapacitated, I believe.
In the thread "Varney's Alter Ego..." another forum member
implied/expressed that KV regularly logged off before CharlieL logged
on, and visa versa, I believe. That caught my attention, as it
seemed an unlikely coincidence. - but KV has assured us that he is not
CharlieL - and I hope not, for his sake. I think it is significant
that KV has encouraged that the issue of IP's etc. be further
investigated. That strongly implies to me that KV is not CharlieL.
(or that he, or someone he knows, is very confident of his computer
skills.)
I spent some time yesterday studying up on proxy IP's and encourage
you to use technology readily available and endeavor to unmask
CharlieL. I have been informed that his IP does not match any forum
member's. So, was a proxy used? If so, is that simple determination where things end, or
should that proxy be penetrated? I'm certain I know where the
majority of the members stand on that point.
Hopefully this brief quote from "Varney's Alter Ego..." will compel your further efforts: "I will add that if you
guys think I'm a tough guy...I'd suggest not provoking Charlie as I
have in fact seen him more than once stick a pistol in a man's face."